Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council

NOTICE OF DESIGNATION OF CONSERVATION AREA

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (AS AMENDED)

DESIGNATION OF CONSERVATION AREA AT WOOLER, BERWICK-UPON-TWEED

Notice is hereby given that, on 20 December 2005, the Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council, in pursuance of their powers under section 69 (1) of the Town and Country Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (as amended), determined that the area described in the Schedule to this notice is an Area of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance and have accordingly designated the said area as a Conservation Area with immediate effect. The effect of the designation of the Conservation Area may be summarised as follows: (a) Where any application for planning permission for development of land in or adjacent to the Conservation Area is made to the Council and the development would, in the opinion of the Council, affect the character or appearance of the Conservation Area, the application will be subject to the special procedure in subsections (2) to (7) of section 67 of the Town and Country Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (as amended); (b) Anyone wishing to demolish the whole or part of a building or gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure situated within the Conservation Area must first apply for consent to demolition to the local planning authority. This is not taken to be included in the planning permission for redevelopment of the site unless, in granting the planning permission, the authority states that it includes consent to demolish the building or gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure. Some buildings may be exempt from this requirement; (c) Anyone wishing to cut down, top or lop or uproot a tree situated within the Conservation Area must give 6 weeks prior notice of his/her intention to the local planning authority. A map of the Conservation Area may be inspected, free of charge, during normal office hours at the address below. J E Pannell, Chief Executive Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council, Council Offices, Wallace Green, Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1ED.